Harare — CABINET has tasked Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to produce a strategy document on the removal of targeted sanctions imposed on President Robert Mugabe and about 130 members of ZANU-PF.
The new assignment is consistent with the Global Political Agreement (GPA) signed between the country's main political parties last year.
Article IV of the GPA states that the inclusive government shall advocate for the removal of targeted sanctions, which President Mugabe blames for Zimbabwe's economic collapse.
The travel and financial restrictions were slapped by the United States, the European Union, Canada and Australia following controversial presidential and general elections between 2000 and 2002.
Since then, the measures have been renewed by the respective governments citing alleged human rights abuses and the breakdown in the rule of law, among other democratic deficits.
Information obtained by The Financial Gazette this week revealed that Prime Minister Tsvangirai has tasked his office to draft a policy document on the removal of the targeted sanctions to end the country's international isolation.
Gorden Moyo, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, confirmed he has completed the paper work and submitted the proposed policy document to the Premier for perusal before its submission to Cabinet.
"As the inclusive government, we have decided to debate issues of sanctions openly. The government intends to have an open and honest debate on sanctions to end estrangement of Zimbabwe," said Moyo.
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So the article says it loud and clear, there are no sanctions on the state of Zimbabwe but only targeted sanctions on Mugabe and a list of Zanu members.
Also while we are on the subject of the GPA agreement then also make Mugabe do what he agreed to do when he signed the documents which he has already went back on so these sanctions on Mugabe and the 130 or so Zanu-pf circle was an agreement made by Sadc and the AU and not the West.